Equipping living cells with logic gates to fight cancer

Equipping living cells with logic gates to fight cancer

Founded by MIT researchers, Senti Bio is is working to create smarter cell therapies for cancer using synthetic biology. The company equips cells with gene circuits that allow the cells to respond to their environments.

Recently, it was announced that the cause of death of actress Michelle Trachtenberg, known for her role in the series Gossip Girl, was diabetes mellitus. This was determined by the New York City Medical Examiner's Office, but what is this disease and why can it be fatal? Why can diabetes mellitus be fatal? Diabetes mellitus is a technical term and is popularly known as diabetes. This disease elevates blood glucose levels, a process known as hype…

Can 'Locking the Gates' in Our Cells Help Beat Cancer, Diabetes—and even hair loss?

Every day, without us noticing, our bodies perform a critical task: converting the sugars from our diet into energy. Fifty years after scientists first suspected how this process might work, researchers from the University of Cambridge have finally unravelled the detailed mechanism behind it. Their findings, published in the journal Science Advances, explain how a tiny molecular machine in our cells helps us create the fuel we need to live. New…